Administrative Changes after 1857: UPSC Previous Year Questions (Modern History)
1 previous year UPSC Prelims question on Administrative Changes after 1857 (Modern History). Choose an option to see the answer and explanation.
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UPSC 2003Modern History · Administrative Changes after 1857
Q1. With reference to colonial rule in India, what was sought by the Ilbert Bill in 1883?
Explanation
The Ilbert Bill was introduced in 1883 by Sir Courtenay Ilbert, the then Law Member of the Viceroy’s Council, to amend the criminal procedure code in British India. The bill sought to allow Indian judges, including the district magistrates, to try British offenders in criminal cases. At the time, only British judges had the authority to try European offenders. The proposal faced strong opposition from the European community in India, leading to protests. The British government eventually modified the bill, allowing Indian judges to try Europeans only if they consented. The controversy highlighted racial discrimination in colonial India.
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2003
(a) To bring Indians and Europeans at par as far as the criminal jurisdiction of courts was concerned.
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